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Let Them Eat Cake

Every Thursday for 2 years we’d meet at our cafe For a slice of cake. For 2 years I loved her in silence. And counted down the days until the next Thursday. Today I found courage. “Can I tell you something?” “Anything,” she said. “I hate cake." She smiled. “So do I.”

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016




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Date: 1/25/2017 6:06:00 PM
What a big smile you brought me!
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Date: 3/21/2016 8:26:00 AM
Aw, this one gave me goosebumps. Thanks for sharing it, Tate.
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Date: 3/19/2016 7:54:00 PM
Beautiful! Such a simple poem yet full of irony and connection.
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Tate Papworth
Date: 4/14/2016 8:22:00 AM
Thank you :)

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